Pottery of Metepec
The pottery of Metepec is that of a municipality in central Mexico, located near Mexico City.

The pottery of Metepec is that of a municipality in central Mexico, located near Mexico City. It is noted for durable utilitarian items but more noted for its decorative and ritual items, especially sculptures called “trees of life,” decorative plaques in sun and moon shapes and mermaid like figures called Tlanchanas. Metepec potters such as the Soteno family have won national and international recognition for their work and the town hosts the annual Concurso Nacional de Alfarería y Cerámica.
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Worth seeing in and around Pottery of Metepec
5 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Nemesio Diez Stadium
Nemesio Diez Stadium, sometimes referred to as La Bombonera, for its resemblance, is an association football stadium located in Toluca, State of Mexico, Mexico. Opened on 8 August 1954, the stadium has a capacity of 30,000 and serves as the home of Liga MX club Toluca FC and Liga MX Femenil club Toluca FC.
8.1 km · football (soccer) stadium in Toluca, Mexico State, Mexico, home venue for Deportivo Toluca · Wikipedia - 02Toluca Cathedral
Toluca Cathedral, formally Cathedral of Saint Joseph of Nazareth is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Toluca, Mexico, named after Saint Joseph. The cathedral's construction began in 1867, but was completed only in the second half of the twentieth century.
7.6 km · Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Toluca, Mexico, named after Saint Joseph · Wikipedia - 03Cosmovitral
The Cosmovitral is a stained glass mural and botanical garden located in Toluca, Mexico. The building takes its name from the mural which is set in the building's huge windows that surround the building and in the ceiling.
7.4 km · stained glass mural and botanical garden located in Toluca, Mexico · Wikipedia - 04Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México
The Autonomous University of Mexico State is a public university in the State of Mexico, Mexico. It is the largest university institution in the state with over 84,500 students, with its central campus located in the state capital of Toluca.
9 km · public university in Mexico · Wikipedia - 05Fine Arts Museum of Toluca
The Fine Arts Museum of Toluca is a museum located in Toluca, Mexico. It is considered one of the most important museums in the State of Mexico for its architectural heritage.
7.7 km · art museum in Toluca de Lerdo, Mexico · Wikipedia
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Getting to Pottery of Metepec
- Airports
- Adolfo López Mateos (TLC), 10 km · Mexico City Benito Juárez (MEX), 59 km · Felipe Ángeles (NLU), 82 km
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Pottery of Metepec is 7 km from Toluca, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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